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The New York City subway is retiring its iconic MetroCard after over 30 years, with the last day to purchase or refill it being December 31, 2025, as the system fully transitions to the contactless OMNY payment system, which has been used for over 90% of trips since 2019.
NYC's iconic MetroCard, after three decades of service and the production of over 3.2 billion cards, is retiring at the end of 2025, replaced by the tap-and-go OMNY system which offers a more cost-effective and modern fare payment method, though the cards will remain collectible items.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's new fare system, OMNY, will not be fully implemented until 2025, according to documents, and will cost the agency an additional $34 million. The delays have forced the MTA to extend the contract for the ticketing system currently used on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North until 2026. The heavily touted tap-and-pay system was supposed to unite the city's subways, buses, and commuter railroads by allowing straphangers to use the same card or device to purchase tickets on every system. The delays have left the project at least $120 million in the red and the ticketing system even more balkanized than before.